José Vielma Mora
José Gregorio Vielma Mora (born 26 October 1964, San Cristóbal, Táchira)[1] was the former governor of the Venezuelan state of Táchira (2012-2017). He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. Vielma Mora criticized a violent crackdown on protesters in February 2014.[2]
Election results
| Governor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| José G. Vielma Mora | United Socialist Party of Venezuela | 248.788 | 54,00 |
| César Pérez Vivas | COPEI | 209.568 | 45,49 |
| William Méndez | National Opinion | 1.700 | 0,36 |
| Manuel Rugeles | PORESTA | 321 | 0,06 |
| Rafael Escobar | NUVIPA | 302 | 0,06 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 15.380 | – | |
| Total | 476.074 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 826.821 | 57,57 | |
| Source: CNE | |||
Sanctions
The Government of Canada sanctioned Vielma Mora as being someone who participated in "significant acts of corruption or who have been involved in serious violations of human rights".[3][4]
References
- ↑ "¿Quién es José Gregorio Vielma Mora? [Who is José Gregorio Vielma Mora?]". Notitarde.
- ↑ Venezuela's Maduro Faces Internal Criticism; State Governor Criticizes Government's Crackdown on Student Movement by Kejal Vyas and Ezequiel Minaya February 24, 2014 Wall Street Journal
- ↑ "Canadá impone sanciones a Maduro, El Aissami, Adán Chávez y Argenis Chávez, entre otros funcionarios". La Patilla (in Spanish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ↑ "¡Conócelos! Los 19 funcionarios del gobierno bolivariano sancionados de nuevo por el gobierno de Canadá (lista)". La Patilla (in Spanish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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